Baseball Game Recap: Lutheran Crusaders vs. North Boone Vikings

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 1:23am

Baseball Recap: Lutheran Crusaders vs. North Boone Vikings

Lutheran lost against North Boone back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Lutheran Crusaders fell 14-9 to the North Boone Vikings. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lutheran in their matchups with North Boone: they've now lost three in a row.

Nate Ling made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Carlson, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for North Boone, they pushed their record up to 15-6 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.

Lutheran is on the road again on Tuesday to play Stillman Valley at 4:30 p.m. Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for North Boone, they will be playing at home against Dixon at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Dixon's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests.

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